President Donald Trump on Friday recommended that Americans cover their faces with masks when outdoors, a policy U-turn following growing scientific research suggesting their widespread use can stem the spread of the coronavirus. Trump told a White House briefing that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was urging people to wear face coverings […]
The FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup to be held in India in November was on Saturday postponed by football’s governing body due to the worsening COVID-19 pandemic across the globe. The women’s age group showpiece was to be held at five venues in the country –Kolkata, Guwahati, Bhubaneswar, Ahmedabad and Navi Mumbai — from November […]
The world’s two leading financial institutions have warned of dire economic disruptions as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread around the globe, with record numbers of deaths and infections reported in Europe and the United States. World Bank Group President David Malpass on Friday said the health emergency was expected to cause a “major global recession” that […]
The United States recorded nearly 1,500 deaths from COVID-19 between Thursday and Friday, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker, the worst 24-hour death toll globally since the pandemic began. With 1,480 deaths counted between 8:30 pm (0030 GMT) Thursday and the same time Friday, according to the university’s continuously updated figures, the total number […]
Early this week when the security establishment and health workers came close to completing the evacuation of 2,300 people from the Tablighi Jamaat headquarters in central Delhi, investigations led the police to conclude that there were more foreigners staying in different mosques in the national capital. On 31 March, the Delhi Police sent an urgent message […]
Amid protest from the Jammu unit of BJP, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) reversed its order issued on March 31 offering protection to domiciles only in Group D and entry-level non-gazetted government posts. A fresh order issued late Friday provides protection to domiciles to “any post” in the government including senior level positions in Group A and […]
Srinagar: One more militant has been killed taking toll to 3 in an ongoing encounter between militants and government forces in Hardmanguri area of Khur Batpora of South Kashmir’s Kulgam District on Saturday. As per the official sources to GNS, one more militant has been killed taking toll to 3, however their identification is yet […]
Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday decided to continue with the curbs on high speed internet in the Union Territory till 15 April. In an order issued by the administration, it is said that the some people inimical to law and order situation were using internet to incite and spread fake […]
New Delhi: From readers’ fear of physically picking up copies, to newspaper vendors being denied entry into residential complexes to advertisers withdrawing ads, the newspaper industry has been facing demand, supply and logistics-related challenges ever since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. In Delhi, the print orders of two major newspapers have allegedly dwindled from around […]
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Friday informed the Delhi High Court that in a “lockdown situation”, it is “not possible for this Ministry to organize any evacuation of Indian nationals from Bangladesh or any other country”. “The severe risk posed by arrivals from an increasing number of countries affected by COVID-19 is something that the government […]